Learn more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in e-learning make it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Ecotech Institute to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these important new open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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